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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1943
Page
13
A parade of one liners about family quirks and curious kids. Sonny teases about a baby brother learning to talk while getting what he wants by yelling. Tommy jokes Auntie will not stay long without luggage and Freddy notes their baby also stayed long without any bags.
A diner scornfully questions a waiter about the beverage in a wartime restaurant. The waiter calmly asserts that if it tastes like kerosene, it must be coffee, while noting the tea tastes like turpentine.
Mrs Newbride checked her grocery bill and found a strange item reading One tomcat 15 cents. She challenged the charge while the grocer explained it was an abbreviation for tomato catsup, a playful billing quip.
At a U S military camp officers test officer candidates by asking what they would do if their state seceded. A Georgia applicant, after a moment of intense gaze, answered I cannot but we must finish this war first. The reply showed poise under strain while addressing loyalty and duty during admission testing.
Two Irishmen discuss World War alliances with one declaring Ireland is neutral. The other asks who they are neutral against, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding of neutrality amid global conflict.
Private Commins recalls a race day mishap at Belmont Park when a jockey unintentionally saddled his back as he tied his shoe. He notes he finished third in the race, turning a mishap into a humorous memory.
A committee of society women pressed General to honor the Unknown Marine, noting honors for the Unknown Soldier and Unknown Sailor. The general responded with pride that there is no Unknown Marine, asserting the Marine is known.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin contributor Tom Daly tells a grim old joke about an Irish marine carrying a wounded comrade to a field hospital. A nearby cannon shot severs the comrade’s head, and the medic mistakes the head for the leg leading to a rebuke.
Report from London notes 34 Krupp shops damaged 13 severely after latest raid. Air Ministry says German armament works suffer widespread hits, undermining production. RAF and USAAF aim to plague Nazi industry around the clock, with daylight and night raids integrating to soften Germany for a knockout blow.
The piece notes improved weather allowing the RAF and US Air Forces to coordinate. Air Marshal Harris and General Baker argue that with more aircraft they can save many British and American lives by softening German fortifications before the invasion. They stress the need for more planes.
Aaron Yochelson runs Sunny Hill Farm near Baltimore supplying about 30 000 rats a year to hospitals laboratories and drug makers. Demand is high and mortality in tests is common as researchers rely on rats to explore hormones vitamins new drugs and aging.
The article explains how spider silk is used in military instruments such as range finders and bomb sights. It details production methods from live spiders to reel winding, costs, and the existence of two commercial spider ranches despite feed needs and a large spider workforce.
Recipe for buttermilk All-Bran biscuits using Kellogg brand bran with instructions to soak the bran in buttermilk sift dry ingredients cut in shortening mix with the soaked bran roll and cut biscuits bake at 450 degrees for about 12 minutes. A note lists a sweet milk variation omitting soda and increasing baking powder.
Condensed from Frontier Magazine notes two separate happenings in Redlands California and Fredericktown Ohio. The brief item highlights local activity with no further detail provided.
It is estimated that typhus fever has killed two hundred million people in Europe and Asia during recorded time. It is again threatening Europe in the war areas.
A line from Genesis 11:1 notes that the earth shared a single language and speech, a brief scriptural sentiment referencing humanity's linguistic unity.
A humorous exchange features a garage attendant and a lady motorist discussing a suspected short circuit. The motorist jokes about lengthening the fault while her husband questions the battery issue.
Disaster John confesses to his wife that his boss abruptly demands salary payment, shifting from employer to employee. He fears he cannot turn a profit sufficient to pay the boss the new salary, leaving the business in jeopardy. The exchange reveals strain as they face an uncertain financial future.
An American Poultry Journal excerpt advises meat chick production as a quick response to scarce city meat, noting price options for male meat chicks and early market timing. It covers litter management, sulfur and charcoal feed, milk flushing as a fallback, a Tyrone Oklahoma chick ailment, vitamin B lack, and a yellow corn meal laying mash formula with substitutions.
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